Anybody else cough frequently with e-cigs?

[durandalblue]

Hey all,

I notice it's not uncommon for me to start coughing when I puff my e-cig. I am not taking huge puffs either. The fact that I am coughing it would seem my lungs are trying to tell me that they do not like the e-cig vapor.

Does anyone else cough a lot when using e-cigs?

 

[Hippieangst]

I notice I cough some with higher PG mixes (30% and above). Some flavoring can make you cough as well. I've noticed that I've been coughing more in the last couple of days. I've been vaping solid for over 2 months. Some of it is the fact that your lungs are starting to clean themselves out. How long have you been vaping? Are you still on some analogs?

 

[Seames5]

You need to inhale differently than with analogs. It's tough to explain. I only pull the vapor to the back of my throat and exhale through my nose. You actually absorb more nic that way. Think p busardo did a video about it. Hth

 

[Hulamoon]

As above. What is the current ratio of your juice and the nicotine percentage duran? I have to use a high VG ratio or 100% VG ratio because too much PG makes cough like crazy adding up to a very unpleasant experience. Too high a nic can add to that.

 

[Thunderball]

A possibility: Don't draw the vapor directly in your throat. Draw it in your mouth, then in your throat to the lungs. When I just started, this was important as well the PG/VG advise given previously.

 

[Beerbrah]

Dunno how long you have been vaping, but I coughed for the first 2-3 days when I first started vaping. Used to do the same thing everytime I tried to smoke hookah when I was still smoking cigs.

 

[NovaVida]

Hey all,

I notice it's not uncommon for me to start coughing when I puff my e-cig. I am not taking huge puffs either. The fact that I am coughing it would seem my lungs are trying to tell me that they do not like the e-cig vapor.

Does anyone else cough a lot when using e-cigs?

When I first started vaping (not long ago), I would have a dry cough. Part of it was that I was vaping more than I had been smoking (because of the novelty). I also had a higher nicotine level than I would have been smoking (didn't realize, being a newbe), and, as Hippieangst stated, some people react to the higher PG mixes, and I may be one of those as I don't seem to have issues since changing my nicotine level. It's a learning process, this vaping thing, and there's so much you can have answered/learn on this forum. One other thing, BTW, do remember to drink a lot of water -- vaping can dry you.

 

[Carly128]

I cough a lot but I've never been any sort of smoker, whether it be vaping or analogs. I jumped on the vaping bandwagon because my husband did it to quit analogs. I get a kick out of blowing smoke out,but I don't really have a clue what I'm doing half the time because I never was a smoker.

 

[CadesCloud]

Definitely could be the PG, I prefer a mix with 70% VG and 30% PG or sometimes even 10-20% Propylene Glycol. And different flavors definitely vape differently. For example, one of my ADVs (all day vapes) is peanut butter and that has a much harsher throat hit than say, your average fruity vapes... I've noticed peanut butter and cheesecake has more TH than even the tobacco flavors. I usually vape at around 4.3-4.5 volts, but I only need around 3.9 volts when I'm vaping PB or cheesecake.
Plus, the first couple of weeks after I first cut down on smoking (from a pack a day to about a pack a week), I was hacking up a lung, too. It's just your body cleaning itself and straangely, it doesn't happen until about a week after you quit. I guess the body waits a while to see if you actually quit for real, lol!

 

[ThroatCandy]

I still smoke the occasional analog. I've noticed that I tend to cough for a bit when I go from analogs back to vaping... Its just my lungs clearing out the crap. It passes after a few minutes.

 

[Nacon]

I cough in the morning, but by end of day I can take on clouds no problem.

 

[sunnylei]

If you're coughing even after vaping, I'd recommend checking how much liquids you're taking in. Drink plenty of water or whatever you enjoy drinking while vaping. That will help too.

 

[Fraulein]

It could be the PG. I've had the same problem with PG-based liquids, which is why I generally stick with VG.

 

[sunnylei]

It could be the PG. I've had the same problem with PG-based liquids, which is why I generally stick with VG.

That seems to be more common. Anybody know any particular reason why?

 

[djezewski]

I only have the cough happen when I use certain flavors and it happens right away..it is not like a smokers cough. Now that I have cut down on analogs, I do not have to clear my throat as often, or I should say hardly anymore.

 

[Rat2chat2]

I think all of us probably coughed when we first started. It goes away or at least it did in my case. I found that if you took a draw and held it in your mouth for an extra second or two and then inhaled that you would not cough. Don't know if I am making myself clear. I never have understood the don't vape like you smoked theory. I even watched YouTube videos. I vape exactly like I smoked. The only thing I have noticed is I vape more than I ever smoked for some reason. I guess it's because it tastes so much better. Good luck to you. Give it a chance to resolve itself. Welcome to the forum. There is no problem that you could come up with that someone here won't be able to help you.

 

[durandalblue]

It could also be a higher nicotine content. I have South Beach Smoke and with them I ordered their highest nicotine content cartridges at 2.4%. My other e-cig is from Apollo and I am using a lower nicotine dose with them and I notice I don't cough as much.